What should a sow do when she bites a piglet? The veterinarian taught you the best solution.

So what should be done to reduce the number of bites?

First, adequate drinking water, it is best to prepare some warm bran soup (a small amount of salt) to feed the sows.

Second, when piglets are raised in foster care, all piglets in the same litter are smeared with dry powder to unify their smell.

Third, the nutrition and health management of sows should be done well to ensure the adequacy of milk. When sows are found to have no milk, measures should be taken immediately.

Fourth, the sows with pica should be eliminated in time.

What if there is a bite?

Method 1: fatigue warfare

Prepare a baffle to put the piglets on the incubator, leaving 2 or 3 active piglets outside. The strong piglets are more flexible, and the sows are tired to cope with, so they won't bite the piglets for a few hours. In this case, remember not to bind the sows.

Method 2: make a mouth cage

In the past, in this case, prepare some wire or use a rope to make a cover, then put it on the pig's mouth, and then tie it on the back of the pig's neck, untie it when eating feed, and tie it again after eating, so it will be fine for 3 days.

Method 3: manual nursing

The delivery room should be absolutely quiet, do not speak loudly near it, guard with a stick, hit the pig in the mouth with a stick in the event of a bite, and be obedient after a few hits.

Method 4: drug sedation

Intramuscular injection of chlorpromazine hydrochloride 5-7ml, if the effect is not obvious, then hit 5 to 7 milliliters at this time, or take liquor, the effect is very good, on the other hand, liquor also has the effect of promoting milk.

Conclusion: there are many reasons for pig bites, and of course, it is not the first-born sows who bite their pigs. once this happens, in addition to the above measures to prevent it, pig farms should analyze external causes, such as the environmental hygiene of pig farms, the nutritional collocation of sows and other problems, starting from the management, from the root to solve the bite problem.